My Rating: 3.5 Stars
Here’s why
I am no stranger to Riley Sager. I have read every single one of his books, and am now to the point where I only have to see he has a new release to know I am going to read it regardless of what it is about.
“At seventeen, Lenora hope hung her sister with a rope…” This backyard playground rhyme is well known in the little Maine costal town where Kit grew up. The Hope family were local and when she was little, thought the tragedy had occurred a long time ago; but what she doesn’t know is Lenora is still alive – and is Kit’s newest patient as a caregiver. Now suffering the effects of polio and a stroke, Lenora is an elderly woman who can only move her left hand. She can’t hurt anyone anymore, even if she is guilty – right? Then what are the sounds Kit hears in Lenora’s room at night? And what happened to her predecessor?
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This book was a whirlwind!
I was hooked from page one and the first half of the book flew by – I think I read it in a day! But then, my sister, Maddy, and I were able to read the second half of the book together, which I am glad we did! I could not wrap my head about all the little details that Sager was unwinding and connecting. Usually I am pretty good at tracking with what goes on, but (and I never thought I would say this) there were TOO MANY TWISTS. *gasp!*
I am giving this book 3.5 stars because I did enjoy it, but I did guess a lot of the twists (I just didn’t think he would try to encompass all of them! Haha) No matter what Sager writes, though, I almost always enjoy the characters, the overall plot, and enjoy the experience of reading his writing. His last novel, The House Across the Lake was A+, top notch, one of my favorites in so many ways, and I feel like he decided to just throw everything – including the kitchen sink – into this novel to try and top his previous one. If he had stuck to 1-2 (maybe 3) twists, I would’ve been fine! But there were 4, 5, 6 and I was having a hard time justifying them all, too.
If you have not read Riley Sager, PLEASE check out my links for my reviews of his previous novels. I will list them in order of their release, but check out my star ratings as well to know which ones I enjoyed more than others!
HAPPY READING 🙂
Final Girls is his FIRST novel, but I do not have a review for it! (But I gave it 5 stars!)
The Last Time I Lied review: https://brookeandbinding.wordpress.com/2018/07/15/the-last-time-i-lied-by-riley-sager/
Lock Every Door review: https://brookeandbinding.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/lock-every-door-by-riley-sager/
Home Before Dark review: https://brookeandbinding.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/home-before-dark-by-riley-sager/
Survive the Night review: https://brookeandbinding.wordpress.com/2022/07/09/survive-the-night-by-riley-sager/
The House Across the Lake review: https://brookeandbinding.wordpress.com/2022/07/09/the-house-across-the-lake-by-riley-sager/
Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Mystery/Horror
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